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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver engaged in a scheme since 2000 to defraud the public and use his position of power to obtain at least $6 million from two outside law firms,the U.S. Attorney’s Office alleged in court papers today. Silver, D-Manhattan, was charged in a five-count complaint today that alleged… Read More ?

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Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who has refrained from calling for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s ouster in the past, today said Silver should resign as the Assembly’s top leader after he was arrested this morning on federal corruption charges. “It is imperative Sheldon Silver step down immediately as Speaker of… Read More ?

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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested Thursday morning in Manhattan, but it’s not clear what charges he will face. An FBI spokesman said Silver was taken into custody shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan. Silver, 70, has been been one of Albany’s most powerful figures… Read More ?

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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the powerful political leaders in New York, is expected to be arrested Thursday on corruption charges, the New York Times reported earlier today. Silver’s arrest would cause an upheaval at the state Capitol, where the Manhattan Democrat has served as speaker since 1994. He wouldn’t… Read More ?

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Wondering what your local lawmakers and officials thought about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address and budget proposal Wednesday? There’s a good chance we have you covered below. Cuomo’s speech drew no shortage of reaction from politicians across the state. Here’s a video cross section of those who… Read More ?

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration said this afternoon that it wouldn’t provide projections of school aid for schools because the governor wants to tie most of a $1.1 billion proposed aid increase to education reforms. That’s a break from history. Schools have for decades relied on projections from the state Budget… Read More ?

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Count Jay Z among those who are on board with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to revamp the justice system. Cuomo on Wednesday laid out seven proposals that he said would help restore confidence in the state’s criminal-justice system and provide protections to police. His plan is in response to the… Read More ?

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo heavily criticized the state’s education system today, saying the teacher evaluations “are baloney” and need an major overhaul. He said that the teacher evaluations should no longer include a local score from administrators and should be based 50 percent on state test results and 50 percent on… Read More ?

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Democratic Reps.Sean Maloney and Louise Slaughter are gearing up to do legislative battle against President Barack Obama over international trade. The two New Yorkers joined several Democratic House colleagues today in announcing they have enough votes to block legislation to provide “fast”-track” approval of trade pacts. The fast-track process, also… Read More ?

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to increase school districts’ reliance on state test scores to evaluate their teachers and principals, proposing a plan that would make them half of the teachers’ annual evaluation. In his State of the State address and budget proposal Wednesday, Cuomo will propose a teacher-evaluation system that… Read More ?

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During his State of the State address today, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will honor fire and police departments from around New York who aided Buffalo during a massive snowstorm in November that dumped more than 70 inches of snow on parts of the region. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said the city’s… Read More ?

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While Gov. Andrew Cuomo has methodically laid out his 2015 agenda piece by piece over the last week, he’s left at least one major item to reveal during his State of the State address Wedensday: his education plan. Cuomo has promised to push for major reforms to the state’s public-education… Read More ?

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo will give his State of the State address and budget presentation at 1:30 p.m. today in the Empire State Convention Center The speech will focus on Cuomo’s initiatives for the 2015 legislative session and the 2015-16 state budget for the fiscal year that starts April 1. The… Read More ?

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The state budget today Wednesday will look to improve the state’s sputtering economy through tax incentives, grants, heavy investment in infrastructure and a boost in aid to some upstate cities. The economy could use it. Despite growth in New York City and its suburbs, much of the state has yet… Read More ?

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